A is for Aardvark

Aard what? In the part of the world that I grew up, we call okra "ladies' fingers", eggplants "brinjals" and ant-eaters, "ant-eaters." Never knew what an Aardvark was until today when I flipped open Kayla's "Super Chunky First Words - ABCs for You and Me!" Right below A is for Apple was A is for Aardvark. Do they seriously expect a tiny tot to pronounce that? What were they thinking? And besides, what's wrong with saying A is for "ant-eater"?

Kayla's doing pretty well these days, learning more words and still struggling to say mommy. I've given up. She still has no teeth, save for the two tiny ones on the bottom and now enjoys eating what we eat. Her fav foods: slices of microwaved bananas, bread, cheese, ice cream (we only give her a wee bit) and anything that doesn't require too much chewing. She's resisting the No. 3 jars of baby food because they're chunkier... I think we've a picky eater.